Sustainable Landscaping

Growing Cardinal Flower

Cardinal flower, also known as Lobelia cardinalis, is a great choice for a native, non-invasive plant that is a great addition to most gardens located in North America. It's deep brilliant shades of red will add in beautiful shades to your garden, and is also a great choice for attracting guests during the summer. Cardinal flower is a flower to consider planting this year if you're looking to improve the visual appeal of your garden or compliment the colors of other flowers.

By |2018-10-29T16:30:16-04:00February 19th, 2018|Gardening, Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|

Oh So Sweet Azalea

Sweet azalea is a great shrub for anyone looking for a deciduous, loose branched shrub that is both fragrant and adds great visual appeal with it's elegant white flowers and red pistils. Sweet azalea is not only a great looking shrub during the summer when it has bloomed, but in the autumn months, the foliage of sweet azalea will turn into different shades of red, orange, and yellow, making it a great shrub to have around in the autumn too.

By |2018-10-29T16:30:16-04:00February 5th, 2018|Design, Gardening, Landscaping, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping|

Deep Root Feeding – What is it

One common method of feeding established trees and plants is Deep-Root Feeding. This is usually done using a pressurized deep-root probe or injection device that places a solution of select nutrients and sometimes liquefied organic additives such as “compost tea” into the root zone where hungry roots can take them into the entire plant system.

By |2020-08-03T11:18:37-04:00January 24th, 2018|Maintenance, Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|

Gray Birch

Gray birch, or betula populifolia, is a fast growing, tolerant, and skinny deciduous tree and is a great choice for a tree that will remain attractive in the winter time even without leaves. Gray birch is a fairly simple tree to grow and is an important tree to plant for many species, and it is becoming endangered or threatened in quite a few states.

By |2018-10-29T16:30:17-04:00December 31st, 2017|Gardening, Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|
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